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Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Pitching Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Ron Kline	20-38	1952	1970	114	144	.442	3.75	736	203	338	44	8	108	2078.0	2113	991	866	217	731	121	989	33	7	59	8868	2991	102	3.99	1.369	9.2	0.9	3.2	4.3
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	129	115	.529	3.79	386	276	53	92	13	8	2114.2	2170	998	891	195	510	46	793	71	6	36	8899	2867	103	3.80	1.267	9.2	0.8	2.2	3.4

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	0	1	.000	1.64	2	1	0	1	0	0	11.0	6	5	2	2	3	1	5	0	0	0	43	10			0.818	4.9	1.6	2.5	4.1

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Value

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Ron Kline	20-38	1952	1970	736	203	2078.0	20.2	0.7
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	24.9	4.8

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Totals Against

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Ron Kline	20-38	1952	1970	736	203	2078.0	2991	7929	1513	315	68	69	64	51.88	7	192	114	59	.266	.329	.405	.734	105	.139	.280	1067	3213	600	2877	2991
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	2867	8158	1561	368	46	73	35	67.59	7	168	106	52	.266	.313	.394	.707	94	.128	.274	1012	3215	609	2751	2867

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	1	11.0	10	38	3	1	0	1	0	100.00	0	0	1	1	.158	.214	.342	.556		.184	.125	3	13	3	9	10

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Starting & Relieving

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Ron Kline	20-38	1952	1970	96	47	48.9	343	138	40	41	72.5	338	533
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	148	54	50.8	68	10	15	5	61.5	53	110

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	1	100	67.0	0	0				0	1

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Ratios

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ron Kline	20-38	1952	1970	736	203	2078.0	11.2	8.2	2.9
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2	8.9	5.7	3.2

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	1	11.0	11.6	7.0	4.7

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Pitch Summary

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ron Kline	20-38	1952	1970	736	203	2078.0		87
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	386	276	2114.2		91

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	1	11.0

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Bob Purkey	3	0	1.000	0.68	3	3	0	2	0	0	26.1	19	3	2	0	7	1	6	0	0	0	100	0.987	6.5	0.0	2.4	2.1
2	Ron Kline	0	3	.000	6.32	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.2	14	12	11	3	8	2	7	0	0	0	67	1.404	8.0	1.7	4.6	4.0

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Ron Kline	PIT	1959-04-09	GS-6, L	5.0	7	4	4	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	24	9	21	3	3	0	0	0	0	13	0	1	0	4	37			-0.2	-1.84			0.94
2	Bob Purkey	CIN	1959-04-09	CG, W	9.0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	32	7	30	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	2	1	0	2	73			0.3	3.58			0.91
3	Ron Kline	PIT	1958-08-15	GS-8, L	7.2	4	4	4	0	1	4	1	4	0	0	0	29	8	24	3	0	0	0	1	0	7	1	1	0	1	55			0.3	2.38			1.37
4	Bob Purkey	CIN	1958-08-15	CG, W	9.0	5	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	33	7	30	3	2	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	2	76			0.4	3.69			1.11
5	Ron Kline	PIT	1958-04-18	GS-3, L	3.0	3	4	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	14	5	12	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	1	38			-0.3	-2.56			0.95
6	Bob Purkey	CIN	1958-04-18	GS-9, W	8.1	8	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	35	13	30	7	1	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	1	59			0.1	1.78			1.03

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Ron Kline (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Ron Kline (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1958	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1959	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.500	.833	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Ron Kline (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Purkey (Pitcher) vs. Ron Kline (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1958	1958-04-18	CIN	PIT	tied 0-0	t3	1--	1		Fielder's Choice 3B/Bunt; R. McMillan to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw to 2B); B. Purkey to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw to 3B)
2	1958	1958-08-15	CIN	PIT	down 1-0	b3	---	2		Strikeout
3	1958	1958-08-15	CIN	PIT	tied 1-1	b6	---	1		Strikeout Looking
4	1958	1958-08-15	CIN	PIT	tied 1-1	b8	---	2		Single to RF
5	1959	1959-04-09	CIN	PIT	down 1-0	b3	---	1		Strikeout
6	1959	1959-04-09	CIN	PIT	ahead 1-2	b5	---	0		Ground-rule Double (Deep CF)

Ron Kline (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ron Kline (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1958	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0
2	1959	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	0	0	0	0

Ron Kline (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ron Kline (Pitcher) vs. Bob Purkey (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1958	1958-08-15	PIT	CIN	tied 0-0	t3	1--	0		Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; D. Kravitz to 3B
2	1958	1958-08-15	PIT	CIN	ahead 0-1	t5	---	2		Strikeout Looking
3	1958	1958-08-15	PIT	CIN	tied 1-1	t8	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; D. Schofield to 2B
4	1959	1959-04-09	PIT	CIN	tied 0-0	t3	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; H. Foiles to 2B
5	1959	1959-04-09	PIT	CIN	down 2-1	t5	---	2		Strikeout

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Comparison

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Ron Kline	20-38	1952	1970	743	548	491	14	45	2	1	0	14	1	0	15	221	.092	.122	.100	.222	-39	49	7	2	39	1	0
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	645	53	71	9	3	6	42	0	0	38	325	.110	.163	.161	.325	-12	104	5	4	56	5	0

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Value

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Ron Kline	20-38	1952	1970	743	548	-4.1	-4.1	-4.0	-0.5	-97	1	0	0
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	-2.1	-2.1	-2.1	0.0	-105	1	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Ron Kline	20-38	1952	1970	743	548	3	62	68	493	9	.166	28	-97	-9.9	.008	2.2	100.00	1
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	18	113	124	640	24	.204	89	-105	-10.7	.051	2.0		0

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Bob Purkey	31	1961	1961	2	3	0	0	0	3	0		0			.000	1.0		0

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Win Probability

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Ron Kline	20-38	1952	1970	743	548	-8.3	-8.7	0.2	-88.88	-9.0	-94.21	0.96
2	Bob Purkey	24-36	1954	1966	387	748	-7.9	-8.8	0.3	-94.42	-9.3	-96.94	0.92

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Totals

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Bob Purkey	3	10	10	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.200	.200	.300	.500	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ron Kline	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0

Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Game Logs

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Bob Purkey vs. Ron Kline: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Ron Kline	PIT	1959-04-09	*	6	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	-0.035	2.77	-0.05%	-0.31			P
2	Bob Purkey	CIN	1959-04-09	*	9	9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.64	0.031	1.65	0.05%	0.23			P
3	Ron Kline	PIT	1958-08-15	*	8	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.51	0.053	5.84	0.12%	0.64			P
4	Bob Purkey	CIN	1958-08-15	*	9	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.84	-0.014	0.03	0.00%	-0.15			P
5	Ron Kline	PIT	1958-04-18	*	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Bob Purkey	CIN	1958-04-18	*	9	9	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.53	0.077	1.23	0.11%	0.07			P

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